More Details about the Joint Midwifery Business Network (MBN), Directors Midwifery Education (DOME) and A.C.N.M. Foundation Meeting Nashville, TN, Oct. 28-31 View the registration form and the updated schedule.Can’t afford to travel? Complete an application form for the Foundation’s Leadership Development scholarship. Deadline: Sept. 17

Interested in Taking a More ACTIVE Role in ACNM? Consider These Opportunities!

Calling All Midwives to Join the Midwives of Color Committee (MOCC) MOCC seeks new members to recruit and retain persons of diverse backgrounds to the midwifery profession. Email an application form and your CV to MOCC Chair Maria Valentin-Welch.

Call to Action to All CNMs Teaching Undergraduate Nurses Join our email listserv through the ACNMeMidwife list "midwivesteachingnurses." Help us to educate all new nurses about how they, as nurses and as future midwives, can help to improve maternity care options. Email Elaine Germano with any questions.

Interested in Becoming a Member of the Division of Global Health? This exciting new division is seeking applications from the ACNM membership to actively participate in the advancement of midwifery worldwide. Fill out the application form, and send it with your CV to the appropriate section chair.• Research Section: Catherine Carr• Education Section: Barbara Reale• Communication Section: Anne Hyre• Networking Section: Katrina Nardini

Resources

US Department of Labor Provides New Fact Sheet on Break Time Requirements for Nursing MothersThese requirements took effect when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law in March 2010.Read More »

Childbirth Connection Invites You to Become a Member of the Transforming Maternity Care Partnership Read More »

Check Out the International Confederation of Midwives Newsletter, Summer Issue Read More »

Flu Resources from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The CDC recently made available updated Vaccine Information Statements (VISs). Information sheets explain the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Read More »

Shenandoah University Pairs with iTunes to Offer FREE CEs Visit Shenandoah University at iTunes U to look at the Health Disparities in Rural Settings course that has ACNM CEs as well as 3 graduate credits. Check outwww.shenandoahgraduatenursing.com(CE page and preceptor page) to see the other CE activities. Read More »

Did You Hear About the Pregnancy Assistance Fund? In July’s Quick eNews, we told you about the fund, which will help teen and young mothers pursue advanced education. Please be on the look-out for the information in your state, as it may offer opportunities to partner with states and other organizations. Read More »

The Female Patient Launches New Edition of Buzz on Bioidenticals for Menopausal Health This newly revamped website includes resources for both health care providers and consumers. Read More »

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From the Blog

Supporters Join Forces to Save Terre Haute MidwivesA group of midwives at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN, have been notified that their employment contracts will not be renewed this year. It’s a familiar situation—one that we saw play out in Wilmington, NC, about this time last year.Read More »

Labor Induction: The Back Door to Reducing Cesarean Rates?A study in the July 2010 issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology underscores why the midwifery model of care—a model which minimizes interventions—should be the standard of care for women. Researchers set out to investigate the link between labor induction and cesarean birth, and discovered some telling findings. Read More »